{{Short description|Singaporean footballer (born 2000)}} {{Use British English|date=April 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Akram Azman | fullname = Akram bin Azman | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Singapore | height = 1.75 m | image = | caption = | position = [[Full-back (association football)|Full-back]] / [[Centre-back]] | currentclub = [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] | clubnumber = 30 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[National Football Academy (Singapore)|NFA]] | years1 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2022–2025 | clubs2 = [[Tanjong Pagar United FC|Tanjong Pagar United]] | caps2 = 52 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2019–2023 | nationalteam1 = [[Singapore national under-23 football team|Singapore U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2025– | nationalteam2 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 9 April 2025 | nationalteam-update = 18 November 2025 | medaltemplates = }}
'''Akram bin Azman''' (born 21 November 2000), better known as '''Akram''', is a Singaporean professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays either as a [[right-back|full-back]] or [[centre-back]] for [[Singapore Premier League]] club [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] and the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]].
==Club career== ===Young Lions=== Akram played for the [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] for the [[2019 Singapore Premier League|2019]] and [[2020 Singapore Premier League|2020]] season. The then-18-year-old made his professional career debut in a 4–1 defeat to [[Balestier Khalsa FC|Balestier Khalsa]] on 2 March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title= Akram Azman hits new heights as final stretch of breakout season begins |url= https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/akram-azman-hits-new-heights-as-final-stretch-of-breakout-season-begins/ |accessdate=10 April 2025|date=5 April 2025|work=Lion City Sailors}}</ref>
===Tanjong Pagar United=== After completing his national service, Akram moved to [[Tanjong Pagar United]] ahead of the [[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022 season]] in May 2022. He then scored his first professional career goal on 10 March 2023 in a 2–0 win over [[Geylang International FC|Geylang International]].
In July 2023, Akram was appointed as the captain of the team.<ref name="LCS">{{cite web|title= Sailors strengthen backline with local talent Akram Azman |url= https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/sailors-strengthen-backline-with-local-talent-akram-azman/ |accessdate=10 April 2025|date=16 January 2025|work=Lion City Sailors}}</ref> He made a total of 52 league appearance for the club, scoring 4 times.
===Lion City Sailors=== Midway through the [[2024–25 Singapore Premier League|2024–25 season]] transfer window, Akram made the switch to league leaders [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] on 16 January 2025 after Lion City Sailors paid SGD$15,000 to sign him.<ref name="LCS"></ref> Akram made his debut on 9 February 2025 against his former club Tanjong Pagar United in a 4–1 home win. On 20 February, he made his [[AFC Champions League Two]] debut against Thailand club [[Muangthong United F.C.|Muangthong United]]. Despite [[Maxime Lestienne]]'s equaliser in the 91st minute of the [[2025 AFC Champions League Two final]] against [[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]], Akram finished as a runner-up after a 1–2 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|title= Sharjah edge Sailors to savour glory |url= https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league_two.html/news/sharjah-edge-sailors-to-savour-glory|accessdate=19 May 2025|date=18 May 2025|work=AFC.com}}</ref>
==International career== Akram was first called up to the [[Singapore national football team|national team]] in March 2025, for the friendly against [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] and the [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] against [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite web|title= 24-man squad announced as Lions take first steps on the Road to Riyadh |url= https://www.fas.org.sg/24-man-squad-announced-as-lions-take-first-steps-on-the-road-to-riyadh/ |accessdate=10 April 2025|date=14 March 2025|work=Football Association of Singapore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Akram Azman stays calm as Lion City Sailors defender receives first Lions call-up |url= https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/akram-azman-stays-calm-as-lion-city-sailors-defender-receives-first-lions-call-up |accessdate=10 April 2025|date=15 March 2025|work=The Straits Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Sailors full-back Akram Azman earns maiden Lions call-up |url= https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/sailors-full-back-akram-azman-earns-maiden-lions-call-up/ |accessdate=10 April 2025|date=14 March 2025|work=Lion City Sailors}}</ref> He made his debut and started against Nepal on 21 March 2025.
==Style of play== '''Akram''' is athletic, strong in the tackle, and is versatile to play across multiple positions. '''Akram''', who primarily plays as a [[Full back (association football)|full-back]], can also play as a [[centre-back]] or [[Midfielder|winger]].<ref name="LCS"></ref>
== Personal life == {{Unreferenced section|date=May 2025}} Akram has an older brother, [[Naufal Azman]], who is also a professional footballer. His other twin, [[Akmal Azman|Akmal]], is also a professional footballer. Both of them are currently playing for [[Geylang International FC|Geylang International]].
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|match played 9 April 2025}}<ref>{{Soccerway|598157|Akram Azman|accessdate=9 April 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] |[[2019 Singapore Premier League|2019]] |rowspan="2"|[[Singapore Premier League]] |4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |[[2020 Singapore Premier League|2020]] |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!6!!0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Tanjong Pagar United FC|Tanjong Pagar United]] |[[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022]] |rowspan="3"|Singapore Premier League |18||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- |[[2023 Singapore Premier League|2023]] |21||2||3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||24||2 |- |[[2024–25 Singapore Premier League|2024–25]] |13||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||13||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !52!!4!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!56!!4 |- |rowspan="1"|[[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] |[[2024–25 Singapore Premier League|2024–25]] |rowspan="1"|Singapore Premier League |4||0||3||1||0||0||1{{efn|name=ACL2|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Champions League Two]]}} ||0||colspan="2"|—||8||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !62!!4!!7!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!70!!5 |}
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===International=== {{updated|match played 12 April 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="1"|[[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] |2025||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||2||0 |}
==Honours== '''Lion City Sailors''' * [[AFC Champions League Two]] runner-up: [[2024–25 AFC Champions League Two|2024–25]] * [[Singapore Premier League]]: [[2024–25 Singapore Premier League|2024–25]] * [[Singapore Cup]]: [[2024–25 Singapore Cup|2024–25]], [[2025–26 Singapore Cup|2025–26]] * [[Singapore Community Shield]] runner-up: 2025
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Soccerway|598157|Akram Azman}}
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